Janice

Janice: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “God is gracious”
Origin: English
Say it: JAN-iss · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

An English feminine form developed from Jane, ultimately from Hebrew Yochanan. It rose through 20th-century English usage.

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How popular is Janice?

202425.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Janice in 202483

2024 rank#2,247 girls

Peak year1946

Total US babies since 1880407,532

Janice is fading: recent use is about 51% of its level ten years before.

Names like Janice

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

JanisGod is gracious · English
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
Lilylily flower · English

Janice questions

What does the name Janice mean?

Janice means "God is gracious". It comes from English. An English feminine form developed from Jane, ultimately from Hebrew Yochanan. It rose through 20th-century English usage.

Is Janice a boy or girl name?

Janice is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Janice?

83 US babies were named Janice in 2024. Its peak year was 1946.

How do you pronounce Janice?

Janice is usually pronounced JAN-iss.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.